***The Official AKV Owners And Lovers Thread***. Come And Chat

[wholovesminnie]

THanks Twinklebug for your reply .. Im glad to hear that they do, bc now I do not need to do a grocery order Im packing cereal , etc in suitcase and having water shipped thru costco( no ship charge ) but wasnt going to bother doing all that if I couldnt by milk etc at AKL bc then I would have just done the grocery order. Thanks again

Have a Magical day

 

[MMrules]

Got my ME tags today

 

[mumto3girls]

Wow! In the last day or so I've read this entire thread! We just recently booked a 1 bedroom savannah view for the end of January--5 nights. We are so very excited. We've tried to get in here once or twice before in busier seasons, but our wait lists never came through. We did eat at Boma once about three years ago so we saw the beauty of the area and Jambo House, but we are anxious to check out Kidani.

My girls (and DH and I) are really excited about seeing the animals from our room. We are at Kidani and have a 1 bedroom savannah view. I am thinking that means either Sunset or Pembe and based on what I have read here I think we would prefer Sunset as we love giraffes. Is that something I should have requested when we booked or should I just request that when we check in? I know it is just a request and not guaranteed, but that is what we care most about-doesn't matter to us how long our walk is from the lobby or how close we are to food or busstop or pool, etc. If I should have requested it when I booked, can I call back now and have it added or should I just wait? TIA and also thanks for all the pictures and info in the thread, it has made me so excited about our upcoming trip.

 

[franandaj]

You can call at any time to request the view, but the sooner the better. The Sunset Savannah is a wonderful view. I would figure out if you want to be close to the lobby, close to Jambo, near the pool and include that in your request. Low floor is also good as you are closer to the animals.

 

[mumto3girls]

You can call at any time to request the view, but the sooner the better. The Sunset Savannah is a wonderful view. I would figure out if you want to be close to the lobby, close to Jambo, near the pool and include that in your request. Low floor is also good as you are closer to the animals.

Thanks! We really just want to be able to see the giraffes. We don't care much about long walks (we routinely stay at BWV where everyone seems to complain about the long walks and it doesn't bother us). We may stay here again in the future, but with wanting to try all the DVC resorts, loving the BWV and only doing Disney every few years, it may be a while before we are back so we really want to make sure we get to see what we want to see this time around.

 

[mumto3girls]

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[mumto3girls]

Double post.

 

[happenin2you]

My husband and I just bought into AKV on our 4th wedding anniversary trip to DLR. We honeymooned at AKL and loved it, and have been thinking about buying DVC ever since. We're so happy and cannot wait to start planning for our next trip.

 

[adminjedi]

My husband and I just bought into AKV on our 4th wedding anniversary trip to DLR. We honeymooned at AKL and loved it, and have been thinking about buying DVC ever since. We're so happy and cannot wait to start planning for our next trip.

Welcome Home!

 

[happenin2you]

Welcome Home!

Thanks so much! I don't think i'll ever get tired of hearing that

 

[Donald is #1]

My husband and I just bought into AKV on our 4th wedding anniversary trip to DLR. We honeymooned at AKL and loved it, and have been thinking about buying DVC ever since. We're so happy and cannot wait to start planning for our next trip.

Congratulations & Welcome Home!!!

 

[momtwoboys]

So excited! We are booked at AKV standard studio pool view for April 11th-20th!! anyone by any chance have a pic of the pull out sofa (opened up) I see lots of pics of the room, but am interested in seeing how tight it is with the pull out open

 

[happenin2you]

Congratulations & Welcome Home!!!

Thanks! I see you have Grand California. We were escaping the heat and humidity of California Adventure by checking out the Grand Californian and relaxing in some comfy chairs in their very cold lobby when a DVC rep invited us to see the Aulani models. The rest is history =)

 

[Disneylvr4]

We're waiting on ROFR for our first DVC purchase making AKL our *Home*, so of course we're already planning our first trip as Members and were wondering about the 1 bdr's at Jambo:

I know Kidani has an extra bathroom, but do the Jambo 1 bdr's have a separate tub and shower or is it all in one?

Thanks!!

 

[momtwoboys]

one more question for all....can anyone confirm that there are laundry facilities on the 5th floor near the rooms? we are in a standard studio and I know that the washer/dryer are only in the 1-br and up. I don't mind doing laundry just don't want to have to drag it all over the resort

 

[tmm09]

So excited! We are booked at AKV standard studio pool view for April 11th-20th!! anyone by any chance have a pic of the pull out sofa (opened up) I see lots of pics of the room, but am interested in seeing how tight it is with the pull out open

We stayed in a standard studio room last year. I don't have a picture, but I can tell you it was a little tight. We also had a pack and play set up, but once it was set up, there was no getting around it.

We definitely put the sofa back together first thing each morning!

Have fun. I've been to Kidani twice and I loved it both times...even more this year since I knew my way around!

 

[Donald is #1]

Thanks! I see you have Grand California. We were escaping the heat and humidity of California Adventure by checking out the Grand Californian and relaxing in some comfy chairs in their very cold lobby when a DVC rep invited us to see the Aulani models. The rest is history =)

The Grand California is a great resort. I have only been out to DL once & used my California DVC points. I really loved the hotel.

We're waiting on ROFR for our first DVC purchase making AKL our *Home*, so of course we're already planning our first trip as Members and were wondering about the 1 bdr's at Jambo:

I know Kidani has an extra bathroom, but do the Jambo 1 bdr's have a separate tub and shower or is it all in one?

Thanks!!

The 1 BRs at Jambo house have the combined tub & shower. The tub is the normal jetted tub so the step into the "shower" is a fairly large one. I have a large tub at home that my shower is built around, but it is no jetted. So my tub isn't that thick. I found that it was much more challenging stepping into the ones at Jambo House.

one more question for all....can anyone confirm that there are laundry facilities on the 5th floor near the rooms? we are in a standard studio and I know that the washer/dryer are only in the 1-br and up. I don't mind doing laundry just don't want to have to drag it all over the resort

I haven't stayed in a studio at Jambo yet (my stays have been 1-2 br) but I believe that the laundry is on the 5th floor near the lobby.

 

[MErnst]

My husband and I just bought into AKV on our 4th wedding anniversary trip to DLR. We honeymooned at AKL and loved it, and have been thinking about buying DVC ever since. We're so happy and cannot wait to start planning for our next trip.

Me too! My husband and I just signed all papers last night and we are new to DVC as well. We recently returned from our first time at AKL and absolutely loved it! DH said the funniest thing...."you were right, we should have done this years ago. I should have listened to you" LOL

 

[MMrules]

7 days from today I will be checking into AKV for the very first time

My last visit was to AKL in 2007...they were just building the villas...I can't wait to see the changes and go home for the first time!!

 

[sleeperclan]

We just returned from a 3 night stay at AKV in a standard studio. This was our first stay in a standard studio--we usually go value studio (with nothing but parking lot views) and we loved it!! We had a lovely view of the pool through some trees and were just around the corner from the elevators. It was nice walking out the front door to a view of the lobby! We had breakfast at Boma (our favorite) and had intended on doing the Culinary tour, but were so busy we couldn't fit it in. I ordered the cheese plate from room service and it was wonderful. Next year, we are looking at a family trip with DH, DS, DD, DBFF, DS and DDIL (and me, of course) and staying in a 2 bedroom either at Jambo or Kidani. Not sure which would suite our needs better and undecided about standard vs savannah view. Any experiences with either would be appreciated! Thanks in advance